Key Strategies Enabling The Contribution Of Social Infrastructure In Climate-Proofing Cities: An Explorative Case Study Of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Sara Elgamal, Alaa El.Eashy, Sherif Sheta

HBRC Journal

Social infrastructure, as the physical medium for social life in cities, is increasingly being acknowledged for its ability to offer climate-proofing benefits both in times of climate stability and climate disturbances. However, more evidence is needed on how social infrastructure can be deliberately shaped to contribute to climate-proofing cities. Our study addresses this gap through exploring the key strategies which ensure the effective engagement of social infrastructure (SI) in climate proofing cities (CPC). An explorative case study of Rotterdam city is performed, as the city is well recognized as a pioneer in climate resilience through spatial planning. Data sources for …

Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Electrospun Pvdf/Pan Nanofibrous Membranes For Oily Wastewater Separation, Ahmed H. Oleiwi, Akram R. Jabur, Qusay F. Alsalhy, Doinita Roxana Cioroiu Tirpan, Claudia Ana Maria Patrichi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Electrospun nanofibrous membranes are a promising technique for wastewater treatment owing to their high porosity and surface properties. This manuscript presents a systematically designed investigation on the preparation and optimization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) blended nanofibrous membranes for oil/water separation. Nanofibrous membranes were synthesized by electrospinning with PAN weight percentages of 0 wt%, 10 wt%, 25 wt%, and 50 wt%. The impact of PAN weight percentages on the morphology and separation performance of the membranes was investigated. The membranes were analyzed harnessing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and water contact angle (WCA) …

Tio2 Quantum Dots Supported On Poly(Chloroaniline): Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation And Recyclability For Wastewater Treatment, Ibrahem A. Ibrahem

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

A poly(chloroaniline)/TiO₂ quantum-dot (ClAn/TiQD) hybrid photocatalyst was prepared by in situ oxidative polymerization to address the limited visible-light utilization and charge recombination commonly associated with TiO₂-based systems in dye-bearing wastewater treatment. Structural and spectroscopic analyses confirmed retention of anatase TiO₂ after hybrid formation, preservation of the conjugated polymer backbone, and interfacial coupling between TiQD and ClAn. TEM showed ClAn particles of 33–42 nm, TiQD domains of 3.9–6.9 nm, and hybrid particles of 22–25 nm. The composite also exhibited improved thermal resistance relative to ClAn, with the principal degradation stage shifted to higher temperature and the total …

Integrative Dna Barcoding In Ficus Cultivars In Taif Highlands, Saudi Arabia: Complementary Roles Of Rbcl And Trnh-Psba Markers, Amal A. Alyamani

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

The common fig (Ficus carica L.) is a commercially significant fruit crop in Saudi Arabia, with particular importance in the Al-Taif highland region. In this study, three DNA barcodes (rbcL, ITS, and trnH-psbA) were evaluated on eleven fig cultivars collected from various geographically distinct sites within the Al-Taif highlands. A combination of three plant DNA barcoding markers, rbcL, ITS, and trnH-psbA, alongside selected morphological traits of mature leaves and fruits, was used to assess the genetic and phenotypic diversity among Fig varieties. The integrative approach aimed to achieve reliable cultivar discrimination and enhance understanding of the genetic structure and …

Adaptive Uav Network Defense Against Cyber Threats Using Gt-Tgc-Drl Hybrid Framework, Ahmed I. Taloba, Meshari S. Alshammroki

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) communication networks are becoming easy targets of cyber-attacks such as denial of service, spoofing and intrusion, compromising on the mission-critical operations. The existing methods for cybersecurity using conventional machine learning or pure deep learning cannot reflect the complexity of spatial and temporal dependencies and cannot be adaptive against new cyber-attacks in UAV networks. In order to surmount these constraints, we present a new Graph Transformer-Temporal Graph Convolutional-Deep Reinforcement Learning (GT-TGC-DRL) architecture to adaptive UAV cyber defense. The methodology models UAV network traffic in terms of graph structures, with nodes used to model UAVs and edges …

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Cascade Of Care Among Saudi Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Of National Health Survey Data And Alignment With International Glycemic Control Targets, Ahmed A. Almohammadi, Hassan Almohammadi

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus represents one of the most consequential noncommunicable diseases globally, yet substantial gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and glycemic control persist across all income settings. Saudi Arabia carries one of the highest diabetes burdens in the Eastern Mediterranean Region amid ongoing epidemiological transition.
Objectives: To characterize the type 2 diabetes mellitus cascade of care — prevalence, awareness, treatment, and glycemic control — among Saudi adults and evaluate alignment with International Diabetes Federation and WHO glycemic control benchmarks.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study analyzed secondary data from the Saudi Health Interview Survey 2019 (SHIS-2019; n = 10,735 adults …

Industry Perspectives On Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Utilization For Dam Inspection And Maintenance, Abdulaziz Alzahrani, Mohammed Sulaiman

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Effective inspection and maintenance of dams are essential for infrastructure longevity, water resource management, and public safety. Historically, dam maintenance relied heavily on visual inspections, which were limited in scope and accuracy, especially in detecting internal structural issues such as seepage and foundational degradation. This paper presents an industry-oriented evaluation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as a transformative tool in modern dam inspection and maintenance. The study explores UAVs' capacity to enhance efficiency, safety, and precision in identifying structural anomalies, erosion, and environmental degradation. Survey data collected from contractors in the Saudi water sector provides insight into current adoption levels, …

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, And Control Of Hypertension Among Saudi Adults: A Secondary Analysis Of National Health Survey Data Aligned With Who Global Hearts Initiative Targets, Ahmed A. Almohammadi

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Background: Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature mortality globally. Despite its high prevalence in Saudi Arabia, the national hypertension care cascade—spanning awareness, treatment, and blood pressure control—remains insufficiently characterized across demographic and geographic strata.
Objectives: To characterize the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Saudi adults, analyze temporal trends from 2013 to 2022, evaluate demographic and geographic variation, and assess alignment with WHO Global Hearts Initiative targets.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study analyzed secondary data from the Saudi Health Interview Surveys (2013, 2018), WHO Global Health Observatory estimates, and Ministry of Health …

Inti Numéro 101-102

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

La Biunda De Carlos Carlino, Género Y Piemontesidad En La Pampa Gringa, Adriana Cristina Crolla

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

El Papel Del Narrador Y La Autenticidad En La Adaptación De Borges Al Cine, Cristián Mora

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Política, Naturaleza Y Disrupción: Toxicidad En Abrigo Nuclear (Roberto Pires, Brasil 1981) Y Corazón Azul (Miguel Coyula, Cuba 2021), Reynaldo Lastre

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Niklas Luhmann Y Un Posible Criterio De Distinción Entre El Artista Verbal Y El Intelectual En El Modernismo Hispanoamericano, Aldo Mazzucchelli

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Onetti Creyente, Romántico, Anticapitalista: “La Espada Es La Palabra De Dios”, Alma Bolón

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Becoming Instead Of Achieving, Amisha Singh Dds, Edd

Metro Denver Dental Society Articulator Magazine

MDDS, CO-Editor, Dr. Amisha Singh reflects on how service and achievement can become tied to identity in dentistry. She explores the pressure to be productive, useful and needed as well as the importance of finding worth beyond accomplishments.

Art, Advocacy & A Path Forward, J. R. Franco Dds

Metro Denver Dental Society Articulator Magazine

MDDS President J.R. Franco reflects on the personal experiences, family history and art that shaped his views on justice, patient advocacy and the role of dentists as healers. He connects evidence-based, prevention-focused care with the responsibility of dental professionals to advocate for patients and meaningful change through organized dentistry.

A Principled Approach To Equitable Compensation Undea Principled Approach To Equitable Compensation Under Erisa § 502(A)(3)R Erisa § 502(A)(3), Gabriel Juedemann

University of Chicago Law Review

In many cases, a beneficiary of an employee benefit plan suffers an injury due to a fiduciary’s misfeasance, but the beneficiary does not have a claim under ERISA’s benefit-recovery provision. In these circumstances, the beneficiary’s only path to relief is § 502(a)(3)’s authorization of “appropriate equitable relief.” But whether that provision permits monetary compensation when a beneficiary sues a fiduciary is a question the Supreme Court has not cleanly resolved, and circuit courts have fractured as a result.

This Comment argues that equitable compensation—or surcharge—should be available under § 502(a)(3) when a beneficiary sues a fiduciary, but only under certain …

Administrative Acquiescence: An Analysis Of Nonadverse Litigation Involving Administrative Agencies, Sami Winawer

University of Chicago Law Review

When an administrative agency declines to defend the constitutionality of its structure, courts must grapple with the unusual scenario in which the parties before it agree—or at least do not disagree—on the merits of the constitutional question at issue. This Comment seeks to provide some clarity to this area of the law by proposing a multifactor framework for courts to use at the standing stage when determining the justiciability of a question when the Executive declines to defend a federal statute, and explaining how these factors can be weighed in cases in which an administrative agency declines to defend some …

We Cut To The Chase! Building Consensus For School Librarian Collaboration: A Delphi Study, Pam Harland, Susan D. Ballard, Rachel V. Small

Learning Hub

This study examines collaboration between school librarians and educators using a three-round Delphi study with 38 experts in school librarianship. The researchers developed a consensus definition and a seven-level model of collaboration, ranging from autonomy to schoolwide assurance. The study also identifies environmental, cultural, and dispositional conditions that support successful collaboration, including administrative support, shared planning time, trust, communication, and librarian leadership. The resulting model and rubrics are intended to help educators and school librarians assess and strengthen collaborative practice to support student learning.

Front Matter, Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

Front matter for Volume 15, Issue 1 of Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

The Non-Binding Bind: Reframing Precatory Stockholder Proposals Under Delaware Law, Kyle A. Pinder

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 allows stockholders to submit proposals for inclusion in a company’s proxy materials. The rule assumes that Delaware law provides stockholders with the right to submit non-binding proposals for stockholder approval. But as many have observed, this assumption lacks a firm basis in state law, particularly in Delaware. If such a right exists, a stockholder conducting its own proxy solicitation could submit numerous precatory proposals, including those advancing narrow or special interests. This article concludes that, under Delaware law, stockholders do not have an inherent right to submit precatory proposals. Accordingly, a …

Navigating The Eu’S Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Strategic Implications For Us Companies, Silvia Ciacchi, Michael Faure, Sharon Oded

Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review

The European Union’s (“EU”) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD” or the “Directive”) introduces new human rights and environmental obligations that reshape global corporate governance. This paper explores its impact on US companies, with a particular focus on compliance strategies under both direct and indirect applicability. It contrasts tactical compliance, which emphasizes risk mitigation while meeting minimum legal requirements, against strategic compliance, where companies use sustainability to gain a competitive edge in the market.

This paper highlights how varying enforcement levels across EU Member States may incentivize companies to “forum shop” or choose jurisdictions with more relaxed enforcement. It also …

Revisiting The Secretary Problem, Steven J. Brams, D. Marc Kilgour

The Mathematics Enthusiast

The venerable Secretary Problem asks how a decision maker (DM) should select one of n candidates, who come up randomly, when the only information available is each candidate’s strict rank within the set of previous applicants. Moreover, DM may select only the current candidate. Our illustrative case has n = 9 candidates, for which the Standard Method is to reject outright the first 3 candidates and then choose the first of the 4th through 8th candidates who is better than all of the first three, or the 9th candidate if none of them is. We compare the Standard Method with …

Green Information Systems Adoption And Business Outcomes In Ugandan Smes: An Extended Theory Of Planned Behaviour Approach, Sonny Juma Nyeko, Samali Mlay, Cosmas Ogenmungu, Abdallah Ibrahim Nyero

Business Management Review

The study assesses the relationship between TPB antecedents and GIS business outcomes in SMEs, using an expanded TPB framework. Researchers gathered data from SMEs via a survey and analysed it using PLS-SEM. The framework used in the study explains 58.5% of the differences in GIS business outcomes. The results reveal that subjective norms, attitude, benefits, and obstacles are significant predictors of GIS business outcomes such as ecological IT practices, although perceived behavioural control displays an insignificant negative relationship. The study extended the TPB model by incorporating GIS benefits and GIS obstacles as additional factors influencing GIS adoption, business outcomes, …

A Message From The President

Bulletin of the Ninth District Dental Association

A regular column from the president of the Ninth District of New York bringing the latest news to the membership.

Ada Trustee Corner, Brendan Dowd Dds

Bulletin of the Ninth District Dental Association

A regular column from the trustee of the Second Trustee District to NYSDA Components.

The History Of Communal Water Fluoridation And Its Continued Safe And Efficacious Use Today, William J. Maloney

Bulletin of the Ninth District Dental Association

The profession of dentistry consistently strives to better the oral and dental conditions of people throughout the world. This is accomplished in a variety of ways- improving dental materials, refining and developing new technologies and educating the public on matters which affect their health. In order to achieve these beneficent goals dentistry relies on evidence-based facts and science.

Unfortunately, there will always be a segment of society which puts forth assertions that are not based on solid evidence. Communal water fluoridation has been a safe and effective public health effort to decrease humanity’s suffering from dental caries for decades. This …

Minerva Patel, D.D.S. Receives The 2026 D. Austin Sniffen Medal Of Honor, Edward M. Feinberg Dmd

Bulletin of the Ninth District Dental Association

The D. Austin Sniffen Medal of Honor has been given annually for 106 years to an individual who has delivered exemplary service to both the dental profession and the community. The Medal of Honor was named after one of the Ninth’s most beloved presidents—D. Austin Sniffen—who passed away in 1950. D. Austin Sniffen was the Medal winner in 1927.

This year, the Medal Committee, chaired by Dr. Mary Ellen Lukaswitz along with Drs. John Constantine and Paul Kim, has selected Dr. Minerva Patel for this year’s award. Dr. Patel’s service to the dental profession and the community rises far above …

Ada Commons: Connecting Dentists To Research, Publications And History, Alisun Dekock

Bulletin of the Ninth District Dental Association

Are you curious about what’s going on at other ADA state and local associations? Perhaps you are faced with a unique clinical or business question and wondering if your peers have written about a similar experience. ADA Commons is a new resource designed to help answer those questions.

September 2026, Denise Landrum-Geyer

aCAdemicS: The Newsletter of the SWOSU College of Arts & Sciences

The more things change...

We’ve seen a lot of changes on campus over the last year. As the dust settles after all kinds of moves and transitions, now seems as good a time as any to reintroduce the aCAdemicS newsletter. This newsletter, the brainchild of Dr. Peter Grant, originally ran from 2015-2019 (check out older issues in SWOSU’s Digital Commons).

As a writer and writing teacher at heart, I cannot help but try to revive this newsletter to celebrate all things CAS and document the amazing things happening in our college. In between newsletters, you can also find SWOSU …